Lowlife Literature

Preston Lang is author of The Sin Tax and Sunk Costs, published by All Due Respect Books. He’s also written The Blind Rooster, from Crime Wave Press, and The Carrier, which will be released by Shotgun Honey. I talked with him recently about the role con artists play in his work. Chris Rhatigan: Most of […]

Today All Due Respect talks with Paul Greenberg. A veteran of the short crime fiction scene, Greenberg’s new collection Dead Guy in the Bathtub is available now. ADR: Many of your stories take place near Boston. Why do you think this city has such a wealth of crime writers? Who are some of your favorite Boston crime […]

As always, All Due Respect has plenty of the good stuff on deck. Street Whispers by Liam Sweeny, 2/23 An eclectic collection of pulp, grit and noir stories inspired by the Capital Region of New York, a rust-belt crossroads in the shadow of the city that never sleeps. Dead Guy in the Bathtub by Paul Greenberg, 3/30 […]

Liam Sweeny is the author of Street Whispers, a short story collection out today. It’s an eclectic collection of pulp, grit and noir stories inspired by the Capital Region of New York, a rust-belt crossroads in the shadow of the city that never sleeps. ADR: The stories in your collection mostly take place in the Capital […]

by Matt Phillips Here’s what I love most about stories: They let us travel from one place to the next, from one reality to the next, without getting our asses up out of the easy-chair. Call me lazy for reading so darn much, but while I have a book open I’m walking the seedy streets […]

Down & Out Books is thrilled to announce that All Due Respect, a publisher of low-life literature and crime fiction, has joined its publishing family as an imprint. All Due Respect publisher and executive editor Chris Rhatigan will continue in his current role with the new venture. “I could not be more excited,” said Eric […]

Vicki Hendricks, author of Miami Purity – “Reminiscent of Larry Brown’s FAY, but less innocent and more violent, Selena combines fine writing and an indelible character to help fill the gap of female protagonists in the world of noir.” Will Viharo, author of Love Songs Are Too Violent For Me – “This series is a literary legend in […]

After his girlfriend leaves and takes their young son with her, Joey Hidalgo is left alone in the trailer they formerly called home with nothing to do but get drunk and contemplate her reasons. Is he really as angry, as volatile, so close to constant violence, as she claims he is? With no one to […]

Our friend William E. Wallace died today. He was a great man and a great writer. From the novella Legacy, by William E. Wallace: Frank Trask never guessed he had a drinking problem. “I drink; I get drunk; I pass out—no problem,” he’d say when people asked him about the large amount of booze he […]

Vollmer’s a young guy, grows up on ugly streets. He survives by being uglier, hurting people for money, hurting people because he likes hurting people. When he’s hired to track down Dust and bring back the money he stole, keeping Dust alive isn’t a priority. Neither is keeping anyone else alive, even people he loves. […]